Hungry Ghosts: A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick

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Pumped his hands on her belly. Did it again. And again. And again, until a squirt of water came out of her nose. Then pumped some more.

This opening quote from Hungry Ghosts is from the Hindu epic, the Mahābhārata. Some have been curious about it. Tarak let out a loud, pained grunt. Mikey raised the plank again. Was about to bring it down again when Krishna signalled to Tarak as a warning. That decision, initially supported by Hans’ wife Shweta, sets forth a propulsive chain of events that rises to the true definition of tragedy: a tragic hero in his prime who is disastrously brought down by his own flaws, in this case, trying to escape from an impoverished and restricted life. The organic trajectory of the plot is breathtakingly wrenching and painstakingly profound.Is because you was pointing with your hand,’ said Tarak, wiping some mud from his chin. ‘Point with your chin next time.’

A book begging to be read on the beach, with the sun warming the sand and salt in the air: pure escapism. Self, John (4 February 2023). "Interview | Kevin Jared Hosein: 'The 1940s in Trinidad was like the wild west' ". The Guardian. Hosein takes the idyllic, fairytale world Americans believe T&T to be and gives us Pure, Honest, and Unadulterated truth. The truth is that not everything is like a magazine cover, with gorgeous tropical beaches. Hans stopped before a two-storey building with a wide blue awning, the front fitted with immaculate glass. On one of the panes was the name of the store fitted into a bold half-moon: SALLOUM’S BAZAAR. The store had opened only a week ago and was supposed to be the new cornerstone of imported goods.A trio of tilapia approached Krishna’s hand. ‘And they don’t bite your finger?’ Krishna asked, leaning over to watch. She aint want to come near you.’ Tarak put a gentle hand on her and she stopped. ‘And you aint want to come near we. Just be fair. We was here first.’ This is an account of dark, bleak, violent humanity, riven by injustice of class, race, religion, gender, with graphic accounts of killings, beatings and maimings of humans and animals. There is little, if any, hope to be found here. Opinion | The Collins word of the year shortlist shows we're more self-obsessed than ever 01 November, 2023 Caster Semenya’s The Race to Be Myself made me gasp 31 October, 2023 Fantasy books used to bore me - my kids changed my mind 30 October, 2023

Three woman who join together to rent a large space along the beach in Los Angeles for their stores—a gift shop, a bakery, and a bookstore—become fast friends as they each experience the highs, and lows, of love. It’s rare that a title sums up a book as succinctly as Hungry Ghosts, Trinidadian writer Kevin Jared Hosein’s magnificent first novel for adults. Yeah. At least until you feel them. Is a soft kinda feeling. Like if you was holding a small hummingbird. You curl your finger like a hook and pull it up.’ Don't troll. If your post is primarily to provoke, please think twice before posting, and then don't post it. If your post is secondarily to provoke, think twice, and then don't post it.It was a test, devised by the Lord. And he passed. The Lord appeared before the future king and spoke the quote. Yudhishthira was now worthy of being a king. A king is often spoilt and not subjected to suffering, but must come to know it for the sake of his subjects. So the quote isn’t about being tortured or punished, but a divine call for sensibility, for empathy...

The sequel to It Ends With Us (2016) shows the aftermath of domestic violence through the eyes of a single mother.So the novel opens with this divine call. This novel wasn’t an easy write and it’s not going to be an easy read—you may be tempted to leave many times. Because the world of Hungry Ghosts is hell. Awashed in bodies and blood. And you are about to walk side by side with its inhabitants: Krishna, Hansraj, Shweta, Marlee, Rustam, Rudra, Tarak, Niala, White Lady, and the others.